Broadcast Storm Control - Intel 470F - NetStructure Switch User Manual

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470T Ch5 - Sec 1-Nav & Config.p65
R 5 Using Local Management
Broadcast Storm Control
Description
This feature allows you to filter out broadcasts from faulty devices and
prevent them from degrading network performance.
Setting: Enables or disables broadcast storm control on each port (press
z).
Upper Threshold: Sets the threshold of broadcast traffic on a port (shown
as a percentage of the port's total bandwidth) that activates broadcast storm
control. Type a value from 1-20%. The default value is 20%. When the
amount of broadcast traffic on the port exceeds the upper threshold, the
port drops all broadcast traffic. When broadcast traffic falls below the
threshold the switch automatically starts forwarding broadcast traffic again.
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